UNM might be able to hire twice as many students for work-study.
The University will ask the state Legislature to double its funding for the work-study program, an increase of about $1.5 million, said Marc Saavedra, government relations director.
"The more you have students living and working on campus, then you tend to see more students graduate, first of all, but they also graduate within four to six years," he said.
Saavedra said ASUNM is helping to push the increase.
ASUNM President Ashley Fate said more money for work-study would benefit a lot of students.
"When students are able to stay on campus and have jobs on campus, they feel more connected to the campus," she said. "If students want to work on campus, we should have the funding to do that."
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Fate said UNM is demonstrating a commitment to student success by supporting the initiative.
"It's a start of a new trend of student friendliness," she said. "The University is starting to look at students and students' needs."
